Stories from Friday, June 19, 2020

Alpha Louise Culbertson, 59, of Fort Scott, passed away Wednesday evening, June 17, 2020 at her daughter’s home in Wichita, Kan. She was born Dec. 31, 1960 in Nevada, Mo., the daughter of Bennie Curtis and Nettie Ruth (Turner) Culbertson. She married Jonathan Money Aug. 30, 2013...

Albert Horace Eshelbrenner, Sr., age 100, resident of Frontenac, Kan., died Thursday, June 18, 2020, at Medicalodge of Frontenac. He was born Dec. 8, 1919, in Fort Scott, Kan., the son of Carl W. Eshelbrenner, Sr. and Sophia Leitz Eshelbrenner. He graduated from Fort Scott High School with the Class of 1939. ...

The Fort Scott Community College Board of Trustees on Monday approved the purchase of technology designed to benefit instructors in the classroom. The board approved a $16,737 quote form CDWG for the purchase of various equipment and accessories, including two HoverCam Pilot 3 Plus mobile podiums that feature built-in computers and screens, three projectors to help update classrooms that are not currently compatible with HoverCam requirements, and two combination or hybrid tablet/laptops...

Businesses that have been impacted by the coronavirus pandemic will have an opportunity to receive federal funds through a Community Development Block Grant. On Tuesday, Fort Scott City Mayor Jolynne Mitchell was given approval to sign documents relating to the CDBG, which provides funds through the federal CARES Act during the COVID-19 pandemic...